04-19-2016, 02:40 AM
Wonder what impact our new LB coach will have. He certainly has an impressive resume.
Played LB for 8 years winning the Defensive Rookie of the Year Award in '79. In '80 he was named First Team All Conference. He was a part of an elite Buffalo defense that ranked #1 in the league in '80 and #2 in '82.
Immediately after retiring from the NFL in '87 he went into coaching. After short stints in college and the WLAF he was named LB coach for the Raiders in '93. He also served as LB coach for the Saints for a year before being promoted to Defensive Coordinator in '96. Since then he has 12 years experience as an NFL DC with the Steelers, Rams, and Redskins.
He also has 6 years experience as an NFL head coach with the Saints. He won the NFL Coach of the Year Award in '00 when he took the Saints to the playoffs with their first winning season in 8 years.
Overall for his career he is not considered an elite HC or DC, but he certainly has a vast store of knowledge and experience that should help the team in more than just coaching LBs.
Played LB for 8 years winning the Defensive Rookie of the Year Award in '79. In '80 he was named First Team All Conference. He was a part of an elite Buffalo defense that ranked #1 in the league in '80 and #2 in '82.
Immediately after retiring from the NFL in '87 he went into coaching. After short stints in college and the WLAF he was named LB coach for the Raiders in '93. He also served as LB coach for the Saints for a year before being promoted to Defensive Coordinator in '96. Since then he has 12 years experience as an NFL DC with the Steelers, Rams, and Redskins.
He also has 6 years experience as an NFL head coach with the Saints. He won the NFL Coach of the Year Award in '00 when he took the Saints to the playoffs with their first winning season in 8 years.
Overall for his career he is not considered an elite HC or DC, but he certainly has a vast store of knowledge and experience that should help the team in more than just coaching LBs.
